Seshat ( right ) was the Ancient Egyptian goddess ofwisdom, - TopicsExpress



          

Seshat ( right ) was the Ancient Egyptian goddess ofwisdom, knowledge, and writing. She was seen as a scribe and record keeper, and her name means she who scrivens Usually, she is shown holding a palm stem, bearing notches to denote the recording of the passage of time, especially for keeping track of the allotment of time for the life of the pharaoh. She was also depicted holding other tools and, often, holding the knotted cords that were stretched to survey land and structures. Thoth ( left ) was one of the deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, and his wife wasMaat. Luxor temple photo by : Eltayeb Abdallah Hassan
Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 07:14:22 +0000

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